An Oklahoma school district has managed to retain teachers and administrators despite lower pay and longer commutes than neighboring options for faculty and staff.
While ransomware attacks overall fell 22% last year and fell by half in the United States, schools saw an opposite trend: attacks targeting K–12 schools worldwide last year grew 827% over 2021.
Independent schools frequently find themselves having to manage custody disputes. Law firm Fisher Phillips provides tips on navigating four frequent situations.
Beginning January 1, 2024, the Act will require nearly all covered Illinois employers to provide its covered employees up to 40 hours of paid leave per year, to be used “for any purpose.”
Enrollment and admissions professionals across the country say they are rethinking their career choices, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Slightly more than half (51%) of neurodivergent workers want to quit their jobs or already have because they don’t feel valued or supported by their employer, according to the Neurodiversity at Work 2023 report by Alludo, a global technology company.
On average, schools where shootings took place in the two decades the researchers reviewed saw enrollment drops of 12 percent among students who aren’t eligible for free and reduced-price meals.
One week after six people were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School, more than a thousand Nashville-area students walked out of their schools to demand stronger gun laws.
Two new federal employment laws were enacted: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”).
55% of Americans say they would be less likely to do business with brands who are victims of a cyber attack. Thus trustworthy responses are critical.
In light of the active shooter tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville on Monday, March 27, we have compiled resources that may help school leaders answer questions from the community about school safety and consider their own school's preparedness.
AI could reshape the practice of law. Law firms that effectively leverage emerging AI technologies will be able to offer services at lower cost, higher efficiency, and with higher odds of favorable outcomes in litigation.
School districts across the country are filing lawsuits that argue that Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube have helped create the nation’s surging youth mental health crisis and should be held accountable.
In March, data from Minnesota public schools was released after the school system refused to pay ransom; the data contained a sexual assault allegation, including student names.
The liquidity crisis caused by Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and other bank failures may have repercussions for independent schools, including new requests for financial aid and delayed tuition payments.
Chalkbeat obtained data from eight states -- the most comprehensive accounting of recent teacher turnover to date -- and found that more teachers than usual exited the classroom after last school year.
Students at Wellesley College will vote on a nonbinding referendum regarding Wellesley’s identity as a women’s college, which has divided the campus.
A number of prominent independent schools in the United Kingdom have developed relationships with satellite campuses in developing countries that nets significant sums of money.
The SEC announced on March 9 that Blackbaud Inc. agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges for making misleading disclosures about a 2020 ransomware attack that impacted more than 13,000 customers.
Employers can no longer limit workers’ ability to speak about their company in exchange for settlement or severance payments, according to a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board.
